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Hiptage parvifolia
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Family:
MALPIGHIACEAE
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Citation: Hiptage parvifolia Wight & Arn., Prodr. 107. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 419. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 128(91). 1915; R.C. Srivastava, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 6: 72. 1985 & in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 24. 1997.
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Description:
Climbing shrubs; branches and shoots elongate. Leaves opposite, 6-8.5 x 2.7-3.7 cm, ovate-oblong, acute to acuminate at base, acuminate at apex, glabrous; petioles ca 7 mm long, glabrescent. Racemes 4-5 cm long, appressed-pubescent; pedicels 2.5-2.8 cm long, articulate at about 1 cm below calyx. Calyx lobes ovate, 3-3.5 x 1.5-2 mm; glands ovoid, ca 3 mm long. Petals 7-9 x 1-1.2 mm, white. Filaments 5-11 mm long; anthers ovoid, 1-1.5 mm long. Styles 1-1.5 cm long. Samaras light brown; median wing obovate, rounded at apex, 2-3.5 x 0.8-1.4 cm; lateral wings elliptic, 1.5-2 x 0.75 cm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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